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Automated Pintail Machine, Stephen Etheredge, Andrew Evans, Michael Fernicola
Automated Pintail Machine, Stephen Etheredge, Andrew Evans, Michael Fernicola
Mechanical Engineering
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Automated Bearing Press, David Baker, David Brock, Engelbert Diec
Automated Bearing Press, David Baker, David Brock, Engelbert Diec
Mechanical Engineering
Our group was presented with a challenge to design an automated machine to replace Micro-Vu’s current manual pressing operation. We moved, planned, and scheduled our tasks for the three quarters we will be working on this project by using a Gantt chart. In designing the machine, we generated concepts and used analysis and prototyping to select the most promising ones. Our final design uses a pneumatic press to press the parts, and it includes magazines to hold the parts before pressing, pneumatic actuators to move the parts to and from the pressing location, and a lever to separate the defective …
Paper Core Feeder System, Sergio Flores Velez
Paper Core Feeder System, Sergio Flores Velez
All Undergraduate Projects
Paragon Films has always strived to increase productivity and decrease waist within their company. The plant located in Union Gap, Washington currently has two production lines operating 24/7 managed by 2 to 3 people. The heavy line produces 5000 to 10000 revolutions per roll. This production line has a three part system that automatically feeds the paper cores to the spool shafts to roll the films. Therefore, the employees during that shift do not have to worry about filling up the bin very often. On the other hand, the second production line, which produces the hand films, does not have …